🇹🇼 Taiwan
Digital Nomad Visitor Visa, or Employment Gold Card as alternative
- Stay limit
- 6 months initial, extendable 3 times (6 mo each) up to 2 years (relaxed Jan 2026); Gold Card runs 1–3 years if qualified
- Income threshold
- Age 20–29: USD 20,000+/yr; 30+: USD 40,000+/yr, or a nomad visa from another country
- Work restriction
- No local employment
- Confidence
- Medium-High
Full application steps, required documents, and official sources below. Verify current rules with the official source.
Application steps
- Confirm eligibility: remote work for overseas employers/clients plus the income threshold (or a nomad visa from another country)
- Apply via BOCA's online visa system, or submit at a TECO office abroad
- Book an interview or mail in documents; issuance typically takes 5–10 business days
- To stay longer, apply for an extension before expiry (6 months each, up to 3 times, 2 years total)
- Staying longer? Consider the Employment Gold Card: online application, work rights, 1–3 year validity
Required documents
Passport, proof of remote work (employment/client contracts), income proof (tax/salary records, or avg. bank deposits of USD 10,000 over the last 6 months), international medical insurance covering the full stay (NHI enrollment not available)
Official sources
Content is compiled from secondary research; verify current rules with Taiwan BOCA, Japan MOFA, or the Korea Visa Portal.